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News Brief: Infrastructure Deadline, Harris In Guatemala, Burkina Faso Massacre

5:39am June 07, 2021

Monday is the White House deadline to get a deal with Republicans on infrastructure. Vice President Harris is on her first foreign trip as VP. A massacre in Burkina Faso has left 130 people dead.

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Civilians Paid A Steep Price For Destroyed Tunnels In Israeli-Hamas Conflict

4:17pm June 04, 2021

by Jackie Northam

The Israeli military targeted a new front in its fight against militants in the recent battle with Hamas: a vast underground tunnel network. But civilians paid a steep price.

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International Committee Of The Red Cross Director On Hurdles To Aid Gaza And Israel

4:25pm June 03, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, about the situation in Gaza and Israel after the 11-day war in May.

Netanyahu Opponents Reach A Deal To Form Coalition Government

6:49am June 03, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Israeli lawmakers opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu say they've formed a coalition to oust him from power. Netanyahu has been in office a record 12 years and is expected to fight the move.

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Israeli Opposition Parties Say They Have Finalized A Deal To Oust Netanyahu

6:16pm June 02, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

A coalition opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says they've finalized a deal to oust him from office. A vote in parliament is expected in days to install his replacement.

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What A New Israeli Coalition Government Would Mean For Arabs

7:52am June 02, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Arik Rudnitsky, a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute, about the fast approaching deadline to form a coalition government in Israel.

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A Kargu rotary-wing attack drone loitering munition system manufactured by the STM defense company of Turkey. A U.N. report says the weapons system was used in Libya in March 2020.

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A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says

6:38pm June 01, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. The U.N. says such a drone was in the air in March 2020.

A Look Into What Israeli Politics Would Be Like Without Netanyahu

7:26am June 01, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, about a coalition of rivals attempting to unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu after 12 years in office.

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In The Wake Of Assad's Reelection, 3 Syrians Share Their Hopes And Fears

12:37am June 01, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

After Syria announced the expected victory of President Bashar Assad in an election widely condemned as fake, three Syrians talk about the country's future.

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A Look At Naftali Bennett, The Man Poised To End Netanyahu's Rule

12:37am June 01, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Naftali Bennett is poised to end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year run as Israel's prime minister. The hardline conservative and former settler leader once vowed that Palestinians would never have a state.